Coming soon to MSFS 2024
Out now in MSFS 2024
R22 Beta II
Rebuilt as a native Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 aircraft. Do the walkaround, push it out on the handling wheels, then fly it on skids, floats or with the spray kit.
Where to buy
MSFS 2024 native
In the in-sim Marketplace on PC and Xbox
MSFS 2020
Download here. Runs in MSFS 2024 too.
X-Plane 11 & 12
Download here, straight after checkout
Also sold at
Orbx, simMarket and Flightsim.to
The fleet
From two-seat trainer to medium twin
S-76C++
$37.99Twin-turbine medium
2020 + 2024Marketplace
Bundles save money: 206B3 + 206L3 for $29.95, and 222B + 222UT for $29.95.
Native MSFS 2024 versions of the rest of the fleet are on the way. The R66 is next, then the 500E. Follow the updates
In every CowanSim
Pilot tested, built on the sim’s own SDK
Every flight model is developed with the Microsoft Flight Simulator SDK, with no external flight-model programs to install or run.
SAS autopilot
Stability augmentation with HDG, NAV, SPD, ALT and VRT modes. Trim inputs work the way the real system does.
Hand-built gauges
Custom 3D instruments, each one coded for the aircraft it sits in.
Dynamic sound
Wwise in MSFS and FMOD in X-Plane, with blade slap, rain and engine layers that react as you fly.
Paint kits
Photoshop and GIMP templates with UV layers, so your repaints line up.
Night lighting
Landing, cabin and panel lighting built for flying after dark.
VR ready
Cockpits and click spots set up for headsets and VR controllers.
R22 Beta II · MSFS 2024
Do the walkaround, then fly
01 · Preflight
Walk around it
Pull the bubble cover, pitot cover and rotor tie-downs. Drain a fuel sample and check the oil before you climb in.
02 · Ground handling
Push it out
Lower the ground-handling wheels and move it across the ramp by hand.
03 · Fly
Fly it your way
Skids, floats or the spray kit, each with your choice of three avionics suites.
Support
Stuck? Ask us on Discord
The CowanSim Discord is where we answer questions, post previews and sort out problems, with more than 2,200 pilots in the hangar.
Updates
Latest updates
PMS GTN users: when an update includes a new CowanSim PMS package, delete the old one and install the new one from GTN Packages.
R22 MSFS
v2.3
Feb 13, 2026
Updated SAS/AP module, rotor trim fixed in MSFS 2024, panel options saved between flights, NVG toggle (key Z)
R66 MSFS
v3.5
Feb 13, 2026
NAV-mode autopilot with the G3X Touch, new CowanSim PMS package, rotor trim fixed in MSFS 2024
H130 MSFS
v2.3
Feb 13, 2026
NAV-mode autopilot with the G3X Touch, new CowanSim PMS package, NVG toggle (key Z)
500E MSFS
v3.4
Feb 13, 2026
NAV-mode autopilot with the G3X Touch, new CowanSim PMS package, panel options saved between flights
